Holder



June 1, 194s. F, H PQST .2,442,570

HOLDER Filed Sept. 9, 1946 Inventar fa/2l: (H. P05@ Byzmwn Patented Junel, 1948 UNETED STATES PATENT QFFICE 2,442,570 HOLDER Frank H. Post,Ashtabula, Ohio Application September 9, 1946, Serial No. 695,739

1 claim. (o1. 242;-130) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements and structural refinements in holders, and the principalobject of the invention is to provide a device of the character hereindescribed, such as may be conveniently and eiectively employed forholding a ball, a spool, or a skein of yarn or other material, so as topermit the same to be easily unwound and fed to a machine or into thehand of the user for subsequent fabrication.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder which may bereadily attached to and detached from its supporting structure, such asthe arm of a chair, the top of, a desk or table, and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder which is of acollapsible character, so that when it is not in use, it may be easilystored or carried in a hand bag, or upon the person of the user.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a holder which issimple in construction, which will not easily become damaged, which willreadily lend itself to economical manufacture,

and which is otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which it isinvented.

With the above more important objects in view, and su-ch other objectsas may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the inventionconsists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention;

Figure 2 is an end view thereof, taken in the direction of the arrow 2in Figure l;

Figure 3 is a top plan view showing the same in the collapsed position;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional View, taken substantially in the plane ofthe line 4 4 in Figure 3; and Figure 5 is an end View taken in thedirection of the arrow 5 in Figure 1.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in thespecification and. throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a holder designated generally by the reference characterIll, the same being formed from any suitable material and embodying inits construction a pair of juxtaposed arms II and I2, conflguratedsubstantially as shown.

It will be noted that the arm Il is provided medially Iof its lengthwith a protuberance I3, while the arm I2 is formed medially of itslength 2 with a recess lil which is complementary to and provides a seatfor the protuberance.

The arms II and I2 form at one end thereof a pair of clamping jaws I5and I6 respectively, while the remaining end portions of the armsprovide a pair of finger-pieces I 1.

The adjacent surfaces of the arms Il, I2 are also formed with suitablerecesses I8 to accommodate the end portions of a tension spring I9 whichis secured to the arms by means of transversely extending pins 20.

The arm II is also formed with a relatively thick portion 2i, in orderthat it may be provided with a longitudinally extending slot or groove22, congurated substantially as shown. One end of a pin 23 is pivotallymounted in the slot 22 by means of a transversely extending shaft 24, aswill be clearly apparent from the accompanying drawings. The remainingend portion of the pin 23 is of a substantially reduced diameter, asindicated at 25.

It will be noted that the protuberance I3 and the seat I4, in effect,assume the form of juxtaposed frusto-conical sections, as is bestillustrated in the accompanying Figure 3. By virtue thereof, the arms IIand I2 will be prevented from becoming laterally displaced with respectone to the other, while at the same time, the engagement of theprotuberance with the seat will be of a fulcrumdike nature, as will beclearly apparent.

`The function of the spring IS is not only to urge the jaws I5 and Itogether, but also to connect the arms II and I2 by maintaining theprotuberance I3 in engagement with the seat I5.

When the invention is placed in use, the jaws I5, I6 may be spread apartby simply compressing the fingerpieces I'I as indicated by the phantomline I2', whereby the holder may be readily attached to the arm of achair, the top of a table, or the like. The pin 23 is normally in theupright position, so to speak, as illustrated in the accompanying Figure1, and a ball, a spool, or a skein of yarn or other material may bepositioned on the pin, as is indicated by the phantom line 2E. The ball25 is, of course, freely rotatable on the pin, whereby the pin willconstitute wha't may be referred to as a spindle, from which thematerial forming the ball may be readily unwound and fed to the machineor into the hand of the user for subsequent fabrication.

When the invention is not in use, the pin 23 may be collapsed or folded,-so to speak, in the direction of the arrow 2l, so as to lie fiatagainst the outer surface of the arm Il, with a portion tion andarrangement of parts may be resorted:

to Withou't departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed.

What I claim as my invention is: Y 4 Y A holder comprising a, pair ofjuxtaposed arms forming nger pieces and coacting clamping jaws; a springurging said jaws together, one of said '4 arms being formed in its outersurface with a longitudinally extending groove, and a collapsiblespindle pivoted at one end thereof in one end portion of said groove,said groove receiving said 5 spindle in its collapsed position.

FRANK H. POST.

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